Gülnar

Gülnar is a district of Mersin Province of Turkey, 150 km (93 mi) south-west of the city of Mersin. The town of Gülnar is 32 km (20 mi) inland on a plain high in the Taurus Mountains, attractive countryside known for its vineyards and its green meadows used for summer grazing. Gülnar is a small town providing high schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding villages.(Town population. 8 357) The road from central Anatolia to Anamur on the Mediterranean coast passes through here, one of the windiest roads imaginable, making Gulnar a remote district indeed. The land area of Gülnar is 1,669 km (644 sq mi) of which 351.1 km (136 sq mi) is cultivated, 848.09 km (327 sq mi) is forested hillside, 1.3 km (1 sq mi) is high meadow, and...